gray area

noun

: an area or situation in which it is difficult to judge what is right and what is wrong
There are no gray areas in the rules.
a legal gray area

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Willis being so-so leaves the franchise in a gray area regarding selecting a quarterback in the first round of next year’s draft. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2026 Like Suarez Reyes, many of those arrested as part of ICE's airport crackdown are in a legal gray area, holding valid work permits and having legal immigration cases pending but still being vulnerable to arrest given the expiration of their status. — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 While private enterprise has slowly opened in recent years, many sales on the country's informal market have long existed in a gray area — not technically legal but widely used by Cubans struggling to survive the day-to-day hardships. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 The terms and conditions of most AI vendors prohibit distillation but legal experts say the tactic is a legal gray area rather than a clear case of IP theft. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gray area

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“Gray area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gray%20area. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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